# Foxit PDF SDK vs iText by Apryse Comparison

| | Foxit PDF SDK | iText by Apryse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 52 | 29 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (39.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (57.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 


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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Foxit PDF SDK | iText by Apryse | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (39 reviews) | 9.2 (21 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.2 (39 reviews) | 7.9 (21 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (17 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (30 reviews) | 8.2 (19 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.2 (38 reviews) | 7.4 (18 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Foxit PDF SDK

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### iText by Apryse

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### PDF SDKs

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Foxit PDF SDK** | 8.0/10 | 10 |
| **iText by Apryse** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality - PDF SDKs

| Feature | Foxit PDF SDK | iText by Apryse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Abstraction** | 8.3 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth Of Components** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Ease Of Integration** | 7.8 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Support - PDF SDKs

| Feature | Foxit PDF SDK | iText by Apryse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Community Support** | 7.6 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Documentation** | 8.0 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Professional Support** | 7.6 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [PDF SDKs Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/pdf-sdks)




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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Foxit PDF SDK | iText by Apryse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 39.1% | 57.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 37.0% | 15.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 23.9% | 26.9% | 

### By Industry

#### Foxit PDF SDK

- **Computer Software:** 10.9%
- **Education Management:** 8.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 6.5%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.3%
- **Security and Investigations:** 4.3%
- **Accounting:** 4.3%
- **Banking:** 2.2%
- **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 2.2%
- **Civil Engineering:** 2.2%
- **Computer &amp; Network Security:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 52.2%

#### iText by Apryse

- **Computer Software:** 30.8%
- **Banking:** 15.4%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 11.5%
- **Financial Services:** 11.5%
- **Human Resources:** 7.7%
- **Media Production:** 3.8%
- **Hospital &amp; Health Care:** 3.8%
- **Government Administration:** 3.8%
- **Education Management:** 3.8%
- **Automotive:** 3.8%
- **Other:** 3.8%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Foxit PDF SDK

- [pdfFiller](https://www.g2.com/products/pdffiller/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (915 reviews)
- [Apryse PDF SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/apryse-pdf-sdk/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (121 reviews)
- [Nutrient SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/nutrient-sdk/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (65 reviews)
- [DevExpress](https://www.g2.com/products/devexpress/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (116 reviews)
- [PDF Tools SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/pdf-tools-sdk/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1 reviews)
- [Adobe PDF Library by Datalogics](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-pdf-library-by-datalogics/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (5 reviews)
- [ComPDF](https://www.g2.com/products/compdf/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (5 reviews)
- [PDF SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/pdf-sdk/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (2 reviews)
- [PDFix SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/pdfix-sdk/reviews) — 0.0/5 stars (0 reviews)
- [React PDF Kit](https://www.g2.com/products/react-pdf-kit/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (3 reviews)

### Alternatives to iText by Apryse

- [pdfFiller](https://www.g2.com/products/pdffiller/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (915 reviews)
- [DevExpress](https://www.g2.com/products/devexpress/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (116 reviews)
- [Nutrient SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/nutrient-sdk/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (65 reviews)
- [Adobe PDF Library by Datalogics](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-pdf-library-by-datalogics/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (5 reviews)
- [PDF Tools SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/pdf-tools-sdk/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1 reviews)
- [ComPDF](https://www.g2.com/products/compdf/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (5 reviews)
- [PDF SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/pdf-sdk/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (2 reviews)
- [React PDF Kit](https://www.g2.com/products/react-pdf-kit/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (3 reviews)
- [RadaeePDF](https://www.g2.com/products/radaeepdf/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (3 reviews)
- [Vue PDF Viewer](https://www.g2.com/products/vue-pdf-viewer/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (2 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Foxit PDF SDK

No discussions available for this product.

### iText by Apryse

- Title: [Is iText PDF free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-itext-pdf-free) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, the iText PDF library is open source, and can be used freely under the AGPL requirements. For more information, see below.



The iText Core library..."
- Title: [Is iText PDF open source?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-itext-pdf-open-source) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, the iText PDF library is open source, and can be used freely under the AGPL requirements. For more information, see below.



The iText Core library..."
- Title: [What is iText in PDF?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-itext-in-pdf) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "iText is an open-source PDF library/SDK for the generation and manipulation of PDF documents. Using the iText 7 Core PDF library you can manipulate and..."
- Title: [How do I extract the paragraph position? the same way as we extract the positions in word documents.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/35467-how-do-i-extract-the-paragraph-position-the-same-way-as-we-extract-the-positions-in-word-documents) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Praveen,

The most powerful way to extract a paragraph’s position and other data from a PDF document is the iText 7 add-on pdf2Data, which also has an..."
- Title: [What are the possibilities of making it a open source as it was in versions early 2.x?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/35432-what-are-the-possibilities-of-making-it-a-open-source-as-it-was-in-versions-early-2-x) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Praveen,

iText Core library has 3 major releases in the history: iText 2, iText 5 and iText 7. The good news is that all iText Core library versions..."

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